Snowfall in Westminster has been significant as at least eight inches of accumulation was reached by Tuesday afternoon.

Snowfall in Westminster has been significant as at least eight inches of accumulation was reached by Tuesday afternoon.

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Updated: 6:01 PM EST Jan 21, 2014

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WEBVTT WE ARE LIVE IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. GEORGE, THANK YOU. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SPOTS, IT HAS BEEN RELENTLESS. ALREADY EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW IN WESTMINSTER. THE SNOW TOTALS ARE CLIMBING . THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. KAI REED JOINS US. HOW MANY LAYERS WOULD YOU GUESS YOU HAVE ON RIGHT NOW? EASILY SIX LAYERS, DONNA. I HAVE LONG UNDERWEAR AND SEVERAL THERMAL SHIRTS ON. I WAS NOT GOING TO PLAY AROUND WITH THIS SNOW, AND I DO NOT THINK OTHERS WOULD WANT TO EITHER. WE HAVE SEEN SOME HEAVIER TRAFFIC, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I WOULD SAY IT IS PRETTY QUIET. I EVEN HAD A HARD TIME FINDING KIDS OUT PLAYING. 140 IS BEHIND ME. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE POLICE, AND THEY SAY THEY ARE HITTING THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT TRYING TO GET THE ROADS CLEARED, SO THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP, AND HE THINKS THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT, OF COURSE, THE CONDITIONS ARE DETERIORATING. THERE IS BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY IS VERY POOR. THINGS ARE MOVING MUCH SLOWER ON THE SECONDARY ROADWAYS. THINGS ARE DEFINITELY SNOW COVERED AND NOT PASSABLE IN SOME AREAS. THEY ARE NOT REPORTING ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, BUT THEY DID SAY IN THE LAST HOUR OR SO, THEY HAD SIX OR SEVEN CARS SLIDING INTO INTERBANK MYTH OR OFF THE ROADWAYS, AND THAT GOES WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS WHO ARE WANTING TO WARN PEOPLE ABOUT BLOWING SNOW. THEY SAY THE TEMPERATURES HAVE CHANGED CONSIDERABLY IN THE PAST HALF HOUR, AND THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BLOWING SNOW. WOMEN START TO SEE SOME SNOW PILING UP, SO THEY WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT I DID TALK TO SOMEONE FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY, AND HE SAID TO TELL PEOPLE THANK YOU, BECAUSE HE SAID HE FELT LIKE PEOPLE HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THEIR WARNINGS AND HAVE STAYED OFF THE ROAD, AND THAT HAS HELPED OUT QUITE A BIT. WE WILL HAVE MORE UPDATES AS THE NIGHT GOES ON.

Westminster snowfall significant

Snowfall in Westminster has been significant as at least eight inches of accumulation was reached by Tuesday afternoon.